How Many Times Did Trump Say Iran Deal Is 'Very Close'? At Least On 37 Occasions
How Many Times Did Trump Say Iran Deal Is 'Very Close'? At Least On 37 Occasions Published By, Last Updated: June 09, 2026, 22:06 IST
How Many Times Did Trump Say Iran Deal Is 'Very Close'? At Least On 37 Occasions Published By, Last Updated: June 09, 2026, 22:06 IST In these past months, the US President has repeatedly claimed that they were “very far along” but needed two weeks for “the Agreement to be finalised and consummated". Rapid Read Less than a month since the start of war, the US President informed reporters outside Air Force One that “major points of agreement, I would say — almost all points of agreement.” (FIle Pic: Reuters) Since the start of war with Iran, it has been at least 37 times that US President Donald Trump has claimed that the two sides were close or “very far along" to a peace deal. The US-Israel war on Iran, which has reached its 100-day mark, was initiated by Trump with the aim to change the Iranian regime and eliminate the country’s nuclear infrastructure. Check for Live Updates In these past months, he claimed that they were “very far along" but needed two weeks for “the Agreement to be finalised and consummated". Though there was no resolution, Trump time and again insisted that the deal was right around the corner. He has done so at least 37 times.
March 23: Less than a month since the start of war, the US President informed reporters outside Air Force One that “major points of agreement, I would say — almost all points of agreement." The next day, he emphasised that Iran was desperate to cut a deal. On March 26, he said that Iran was “begging to make a deal". March 29: Addressing reporters on Air Force One, Trump was asked if a deal would be signed in the next week. To this, he responded: “I do see a deal in Iran, yeah." April 6: The President once again predicted that they were “very close to a deal". He concluded by saying that “it is an Honour to have this Longterm problem close to resolution." The next day, Trump announced the ceasefire while the two sides discussed an agreement. April 15: In an interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, Trump said the US-Iran war was “very close" to an end. “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it as very close to being over…I think they want to make a deal very badly," he said. April 16: “It’s looking very good that we’re going to make a deal with Iran, and it’s going to be a good deal," Trump told reporters.
The next day, CNN quoted the President saying in three separate appearances that Iran had “agreed to everything," that “I think we will get a deal in the next day or two," and that, “I don’t think there’s too many significant differences." April 20: In a post on Truth Social, Trump predicted “it will all happen, relatively quickly!" May 1: The President once again claimed that the war’s end was “not too long". May 18: Weeks later, Trump announced that he was postponing military strikes for “two or three days" at the request of Middle Eastern countries, “because they think that they are getting very close to making a deal". However, this was the first time Trump acknowledged his predictions did not work out. “We’ve had periods of time where we had — we thought pretty much getting close to making a deal and it didn’t work out," Trump said, before adding: “But this is a little bit different." May 23: CNN quoted the President saying that the administration was “getting a lot closer" to a deal. He said the deal was “largely negotiated, subject to finalisation." He added the deal would be announced “shortly" and that the “final aspects" were being discussed. June 7: Since May 23, Trump made numerous claims of the war coming to an end very soon.
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